Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno highlighted Mindanao’s unique position to boost the country’s economic progress during the Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) in Davao with the theme, Agenda for Prosperity: Economic Transformation toward Inclusivity and Sustainability, on August 9, 2023 at the DusitD2 Hotel, Davao City.
The Department of Finance (DOF) welcomed the approval of Senate Bill (SB) No. 2165 or the Automatic Income Classification of Local Government Units (LGUs) Act on third and final reading…
The Department of Finance (DOF) clarified that only 12.1 percent, equivalent to PHP 699.2 billion, of the proposed PHP 5.768-trillion budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, is allocated to financing…
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno urged the financial technology (FinTech) community to work with the government in inspiring confidence in the digital markets during the Fintech Alliance 2023 Ambassador’s Gala…
Japan-based debt watcher, Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I), affirmed the Philippines’ investor-grade credit rating at ‘BBB+’ and revised its outlook to positive from stable, due to the country’s robust…
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno welcomed the swift creation of an ad hoc Committee on the Military and Uniformed Personnel (MUP) Pension Reform which was formalized during the House of…
The country’s headline inflation rate slid to 4.7 percent in July 2023, marking the sixth consecutive month of deceleration. This is within the month-ahead forecast range of the Bangko Sentral…
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno emphasized the importance of maintaining good revenue performance in achieving the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administration’s goals set in the Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF) during the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)’s 119th Anniversary on August 1, 2023 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay.
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno joined the official delegation to President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s state visit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from July 25 to 27, 2023 to foster stronger…
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno engaged in in-depth discussions on policy reforms in the pipeline which are necessary to sustain the Philippines’ growth momentum during the Post-State of the Nation Address Philippine Economic Briefing (Post-SONA PEB) on July 25, 2023 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay.
